Barclays
(Basic Bank Account)
www.barclays.co.uk / 63/67 Terminus Road, Eastbourne BN21 3NE
0345 734 5345 / 18 / Yes / Visa Debit card or cash card (ATM only) / 3 Days / Usual ID required
Halifax (Basic Account)
www.halifax.co.uk / 107/113 Terminus Rd, Eastbourne BN21 3NJ
01323 538775 / 18 / Yes / Visa / 5 Working Days / Usual ID required
HSBC
(Basic Bank Account)
www.hsbc.co.uk / 94 Terminus Rd, Eastbourne BN21 3ND
0345 740 4404 / 16 / Yes / Visa / Same Day in Branch / Usual ID required
Lloyds (Basic Account) www.lloydsbank.com / 104 Terminus Rd, Eastbourne BN21 3AH
0345 300 0000 / 18 / Yes / Debit Card / Usual ID required
Metro Bank
(Cash Account)]
www.metrobankonline.co.uk / Unit 70/71, 59 Terminus Road,
Eastbourne
BN21 3NW 0203 402 7940 / 18 / Not Direct Debits
Standing Orders - YES / MasterCard Debit cash card / Same Day in Branch. Dependant on ID. / Usual ID required
NatWest
(Foundation) www.natwest.com / 96 Terminus Rd, Eastbourne BN21 3LX
03457 888 444 / 18 / Yes / Visa / Same Day Approval / Usual ID required
TSB (Cash Account) www.tsb.co.uk / 76 Terminus Rd, Eastbourne BN21 3LX
01323 646 208 / 18 / Yes / Visa debit card / 3 – 5 Working Days / Usual ID required
Credit Union – (Savings and Loan Account Standard Account) www.eastsussexcu.org.uk
0300 303 3188 / Monday 10am – 11:30am
1 Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4TW
Wednesday 1pm -3pm
Charlies, YMCA 56 Seaside, Eastbourne, BN22 7QL
Thursdays 2pm – 4pm
Seaside Community Hub 125 Seaside, Eastbourne, BN22 7NN (lime green building, opposite the TA centre) / 16 / No / Engage Card VISA (monthly charge for this) / Same Day / £5 membership fee on joining.
Can be more flexible on ID required.
Types of proof of ID and Address needed to get a basic bank account:
· Full, current passport
· Current European Union member state identity card
· Current UK photo card driving licence or UK full paper driving licence
· Recent Benefit entitlement letters (includes pension, child benefit, income support, disability and jobseeker's allowance)
· HMRC tax notification or assessment letter
· Annual Council Tax Bill/demand letter
· Utility bill (not mobile phone, satellite/cable TV bills)
· Tenancy agreement
· Student ID card
· Immigration Status Document or UK residence permit
· Current UK Blue Disabled drivers pass
· Current Bank, building society or credit union statement
· Homeless people - A letter from the warden of a homeless shelter, or from an employer if the customer is in work, should be sufficient evidence.
· People on probation - Letter from the customer's probation officer, or a hostel manager, would normally be sufficient
· Prisoners - Letter from the governor of the prison, or, if the applicant has been released, a letter from a police or probation officer or hostel manager would normally be sufficient.
Some information from https://moneyfacts.co.uk/guides/banking/can-you-open-an-account-without-proof-of-address/
Information correct at time of printing 2017